Advance Level Hand Therapist (Bank)

Job responsibilities

Advanced Level Physiotherapist Chichester Hospital | Physiotherapy | Bank | Part time Up to £25.00 per hour We're looking for an exceptional Advanced Level Hand Therapist who thrives on challenging cases and situations, and has a passion for clinical expertise along these lines. Developing your skills and meeting registration requirements are important aspects of this role. We provide in-service training through the supportive environment of our unique Physiotherapy Academy. The Advanced Level Hand Therapist role also requires:

Initiating a structure for individual rehabilitation programmes for musculoskeletal referrals, coordinating with all members of the multidisciplinary clinical team

Case managing complex patient presentations using a patient-centred approach, with the focus on excellent customer satisfaction and achieving the best clinical outcome possible

Acting as a point of clinical expertise for other health professionals, including third party physiotherapists, to facilitate the best outcome for the patient.

To review emerging evidence within area of specialist knowledge and assist its integration into the Nuffield Health Wellbeing evidence-based pathways

Your qualifications, experience, skills and values: With a BSc in Physiotherapy (or equivalent), you'll have considerable post-graduate experience. You'll hold, or be working towards, a relevant MSc, and be registered with the UK Health and Care Professions Council and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. With excellent clinical and analytical skills, you'll be able to demonstrate a highly developed knowledge of musculoskeletal conditions, acquired through 5 years of clinical experience and post-graduate education. You'll have the ability to assess complex conditions. At Nuffield Health you'll feel part of a wider team working to create a healthier future for each individual client. You'll manage the patient journey by making onward referrals to the most appropriate services, having a good knowledge of all the appropriate diagnostic and treatment options. It's important that you share our values. We believe putting people first and providing personalised, holistic healthcare. You'll be naturally empathetic and engaging, whether dealing with clients, members of the public or other professionals. You also need to be well organised and able to handle a busy and varied workload You must be able to meet these key requirements:

Commitment to the use of evidence-based practice and ability to demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning skills

Ability to demonstrate an active continuing professional development portfolio, which reflects a desire to develop as a practitioner

Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £15.00 a month. Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability. Why Nuffield Health? It's not only our patients and clients who we help live happier, healthier lives, our employees do too. With our support, career development, generous benefits package and respect for balance, you too can make the most of everything in life. This is an exciting time for us and it could be for you too. Our vision is to transform healthcare in the UK by bringing together assessment, treatment and prevention services to provide integrated care - health as it should be. As the UK's leading healthcare social enterprise, every penny we make is reinvested in our resources. It means that together, we can all do the right thing for our patients, clients and employees. Nuffield Health is committed to equal opportunities in the recruitment, training, and development of our employees. We have a duty to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for disclosure on successful candidates. We may change the closing date if we receive a high number of responses for this role.

Qualifications

Essential

• Your qualifications, experience, skills and values:
• With a BSc in Physiotherapy (or equivalent), you'll have considerable post-graduate experience.
• You'll hold, or be working towards, a relevant MSc, and be registered with the UK Health and Care Professions Council and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Experience

Essential

• We're looking for an exceptional Advanced Level Hand Therapist who thrives on challenging cases and situations, and has a passion for clinical expertise along these lines.
• Developing your skills and meeting registration requirements are important aspects of this role. We provide in-service training through the supportive environment of our unique Physiotherapy Academy.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).